[Assam] International carriers may start Guwahati services soon

2003-11-13 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
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[Assam] Grieving ministers appeal for peace

2003-11-13 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
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[Assam] from the Sentinel

2003-11-13 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Hindi film ban: vigil upBoost Assamese cinema: industry By a Staff ReporterGUWAHATI, Nov 13: With just a day left for the November 15 deadline set by nine extremist organizations in the region to stop screening of Hindi movies in the theatres across the North-east, artistes, producers,

Re: Re: [Assam] liberty and justice for all

2003-11-13 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
indulge in self-flaggelatiing by declaring that we are lazy, that we are corrupt, and all the other nonesense -- and are willing to give in to defeat. wow! C'da. You said it! :) Could it be also termed as self-realization to better oneself, instead of being defensive about it, in general?

Re: [Assam] centralized power and democracy

2003-11-09 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Pathak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: AssamNet [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 9:10 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] centralized power and democracy Alpana Sarangapani said on AssamNet: + No, I was not trying to trivialize anything. Like I said

Re: [Assam] Today's Assam Tribune

2003-11-09 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Thanks for sending the news clip, Mahesh Da. Somehow I missed it. Way to go, Jukti. People like you alwayshave been makingthe region more confident, proud andalso, knowledegeable. Sincerely, -- A. Sarangapani. - Original Message - From: Mahesh C. Baishya To:

Re: [Assam] The Serpent Queen

2003-11-09 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Congratulations AKN. I have always been one of your greatest fans, how come you didn't send me a copy :( or instructed me to get one from wherever it is available? :) Of course I must admit, it would be challenging for me too, like C'da so humbly mentioned. Is it going to be available in

Re: [Assam] Dear jupit Rabin Deka

2003-11-09 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Hi Partha-Pratim: Thanks for writing andthe understanding that you have about us - this whole group. We, all of us I think,love to see more people joining the net and expressing their views. Butas members, we would like to keep the decorum ofour net, at the same time, and thanks for

Re: [Assam] centralized power and democracy

2003-11-08 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
reputable a newspaper it is, before BBC delcared it or from before the 'internet time'. - Original Message - From: Saurav Pathak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: AssamNet [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 8:29 AM Subject: Re: [Assam

Re: [Assam] Indian Rail - CyberExpress - Its come a long way

2003-11-08 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Wish you all the best, Umesh-ji. Looks like you have been studying pretty hard for the tests -especially for GRE one really does need to study hard. Hope to see/hear fromyou in/from the states in the near future. I wonder if you'll like it but I must admit that Indian railways has come a

Re: [Assam] Re: Tarun gogoi

2003-11-07 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Have been listening what you have beein writing, Ujjal. Keep it up - share your thoughts. I just have a few things to add: I don't think you need to apologize for giving your opinion. Of course it depends on how you convey them, not only to elders but to your peers - respect is the keyword here.

Re: [Assam] I seek

2003-11-07 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
No, no. Don't apologize for being 18 and for being in this net. Even 16/17 year olds have taken part in discussions here and we have always enjoyed those as when they wrote they took part in discussions like adults. 18 is a very creative age, and it also carries responsibilities, both in public

Re: [Assam] centralized power and democracy

2003-11-07 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Didn't get the connection. It is bad enough yes, but the state police officials were in the premises of the Hindu, so how is the power centralized. Or does it mean centralized power in the hands of the government officers? Yes, it is a shame that the whole incident had occured - with/without

Re: [Assam] centralized power and democracy

2003-11-07 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
the power is centralized with the chief minister. O' good. At least Dilli will be spared from one more round of criticism by c'da, et el. :) - Original Message - From: Saurav Pathak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: AssamNet [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday

Re: [Assam] Export IIT concept?

2003-11-03 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
here, withdrawn books are incinerated, because of some legal matters or something they can't be donated - just makes me miserable. - Original Message - From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 6:49 AM

Re: [Assam] Export IIT concept?

2003-11-02 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Bill Gates did not graduate from MIT (or dropped out of MIT for that matter). I wonder what we can make of MIT now. Are they really helping the US economy? - Original Message - From: J Kalita [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday,

[Assam] from the TOI

2003-11-02 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
"Ash teams up with Meryl Streep" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?msid=262173 ___ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam To unsubscribe or change options:

Re: [Assam] Export IIT concept?

2003-11-02 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
If not, they should. Since it is a government institution, not just GU students, but any walk-ins, as long as they are not trouble makers or don't start living in the premises. As far as I remember, GU does allow anyone to use its resources - there may be some restricions in lending its materials

Re: [Assam] from the Sentinel

2003-10-31 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
If you leave this part out of the pragraph you picked to highlight, then the meaning is lost. It would be cherry-picking. Thats right, and if one (not purposely - somehow just missed it) avoids this part, then it gets worse: criminal terrorism, under which a god cause is used as a cover for

Re: [Assam] everything is well.

2003-10-29 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
that anybody else in the world could (or could not) do. So, there is no point feeling inferior to any other country - be it a developed or a developing country. That is what I was getting at. - Original Message - From: Saurav Pathak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Assam] Wooing NRIs to invest in Assam

2003-10-29 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Well said, Mr. Pathak. Thank you. From the AT. http://www.assamtribune.com/oct3003/letter.html --- Wooing NRIs to invest in AssamSir, Your Editorial Wooing NRIs (October 26) has referred to the achievements of Andhra Pradesh. This would make all the readers

Re: [Assam] everything is well.

2003-10-28 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
the nuclear testing does not help your case much. the 1998 nuclear tests were a signal on weaponization. whatever pride india had to feel, it felt in 1974. You didn't get it right at all. I was trying to 'splain all this time, why India did the N-testing but didn't try to send a wo/man to

Re: [Assam] Is there any website for assamese music CD???

2003-10-28 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
To buy or to listen to? You can try http://tilou.nabausha.com:1085/main.shtml. http://www.assam.org/shop/ and there are many more from Assam/India, I believe. I'm sure some one will help you. Please Let us also know of the other sources. - Original Message - From: Bipul [EMAIL

Re: [Assam] everything is well.

2003-10-28 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
? Could you be more specific? I think she gave up on her attempts to impress you, as there is a possibility that you would criticize anything that is done any way. :) - Original Message - From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Saurav Pathak [EMAIL

Re: [Assam] Hello to all

2003-10-28 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Namaskar to you too, Ujjal. Glad to see young people like you coming out to do undergraduate studies here now. We have quite a few now. Are you related to our Saurav Pathak by any chance? This list/net will make you feel at home again, hopefully. We share information and talk about a lot of

[Assam] Wooing NRIs

2003-10-26 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
http://www.assamtribune.com/oct2603/edit.html Editorial from the AT Wooing NRIs Like Chief Ministers of other States before him Tarun Gogoi too has deemed it apt to forward the conventional raison detre, wooing of non-resident Indians (NRIs), for his recent jaunt to the US. Having

Re: [Assam] everything is well.

2003-10-26 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
the problems in the country side in china does not in anyway take away from the fact that china is indeed very focussed and consistent. IMO, India could also do that, if she had good neighbors like China has (India), who minds its own business, and does not send over terrorists to its neighbor

[Assam] Looking for..

2003-10-26 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Does anybody have Sushanta Sharma's email address? I misplaced it again. Sushanta who lives in Bangalore now. Sushanta, if you are reading this, please send me a mail. Thank you. ___ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Assam] from the TOI

2003-10-24 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Is Kalam setting an example for the govt?A recent survey showed the public does not hold politicians in good light. Is Kalam setting an example for the govt? - Hope to hear some

[Assam] bribes

2003-10-20 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
http://www.pratidinassam.com/oct2103/ap01.html IIRC, Krishanu had suggested something like this. Like putting this kind of "slogans" on a billboard or something, and now it is really going to happen in Assam. BTW, in case your computer can't read the writings, it is about urging people

[Assam] Swiss national in Delhi

2003-10-16 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
http://www.hindu.com/2003/10/16/stories/2003101603340100.htm NEW DELHI OCT. 15. A 35-year-old Swiss Embassy employee, who was on her way back home after watching a movie at the International Film Festival at the Siri Fort in South Delhi, was abducted in her car from the parking lot of the

Re: [Assam] Swiss national in Delhi

2003-10-16 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Bodyguards? so how can you trust anyone? well! go on C'da, I can hear you right now - I told you so! and I agree with you, the sense of feeling safe will not be there in a place like that. But that pretty much is all over India nowadays, all over, I mean, except for most of the southern part of

[Assam] Interesting story

2003-10-16 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
..very interesting indeed, shouldn't be missed. http://www.assamtribune.com/oct1703/letter2.html -- Objectionable attireSir, I had the good (read : mis) fortune to attend a charity show and dinner at a city hotel recently. There, I was amazed to

[Assam] from the AT

2003-10-16 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
May his soul rest in peace. www.assamtribune.com Umakanta Rajkonwar passes awayFrom Our CorrespondentSIVASAGAR, Oct 16: Veteran freedom fighter Umakanta Rajkonwar breathed his last at his Lakwa residence around 4.20 pm today. He was suffering from old age ailments and was 103. Rajkonwar,

[Assam] ASTC revival

2003-10-15 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
It is wonderfulto see/hear aboutthis sort of success stories (that is good for the public)created by a politician in Assam. http://www.assamtribune.com/oct1603/letter3.html Sir, I am a resident of

[Assam] Rotary plan to keep city clean

2003-10-12 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
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[Assam] Assam] indian space travellers

2003-10-11 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
My advice: Envynaut Dear Tilok, that will be right only if you volunteer to be the astronaut, and that too from the hillbilly Ozark mountain area, instead. Dear Saurabh Bhaiti:That was a challenhing one. I had to go order a Hindi-Angrezi Thesaurus from Gangajal.com to research

Re: [Assam] dalit

2003-10-07 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Christians would have embraced those people, if they were going to a church. Hindus are probably the only ones who would not want others to pray to their gods. Then they will cry about people changing their religion. Umesh-ji, any comments? - Original Message - From: Saurav Pathak

[Assam] Kirtan: from the TOI

2003-10-07 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/uncomp/mail?msid=216132 Raga rocked Americans now on kirtan craze ONLY IN AMERICA/CHIDANAND RAJGHATTATIMES NEWS NETWORK[ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 04, 2003 09:49:10 PM ] On a balmy Friday fall evening, when

Re: [Assam] Bobby Jindal - next US Governor

2003-10-05 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Umeshji: Give Jindal the credit that he deserves, will you? It is not like he is running against some hindus. All the other candidates are christians too. Sometimes when it comes to efficiency, religion does not count. The article you read/sent itself shows how he changed Louisiana's medicare

Re: [Assam] River Dog: A Journey along the Brahmaputra - By Mark Shand

2003-10-04 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Gay also means cheerfulness, merry, bright or lively, specially in color. Until one reads the book, it is not clear what Shand meant by it. And, even if he meant gay in the other sense, what does he know about how much sacrifice (material or emotional) some eastern people can make? - just like

[Assam] Puja in Houston

2003-10-04 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Happy Puja again to everyone. Today is Ostomi/Navami. We went to the Durga-Puja-tholi in Houston yesterday. Just felt like the old days again. There were dhak-dhol-xonkho, aaroti, pushpanjali - all of it. And then the food of course. :-) The Bengalis in Houston are doing a wonderful job - they

[Assam] UK NRIs set up Assam Forum to focus on State

2003-10-03 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
http://www.sentinelassam.com/sentinel_en/story3.htm GUWAHATI, Oct 2 (UNI): Concerned over various issues of Assam the NRIs living in UK have formed Assam Forum at London last week with the objective to address the social and economic conditions in Assam. According to Assam Forums

[Assam] India's ban on Internet forum

2003-10-03 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Has anybody heard of the group called 'Kynhun' ? Read it in Houston Chronicle (AP news) this morning that "a ban on an Internetdiscussion group run by an obscureseparatist movement has ended up blockingaccess to popular unrelated Yahoo forums in nearly all ofIndia." The forum is called

Re: [Assam] India's ban on Internet forum

2003-10-03 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
also, if i am more powerful than you are, and i don't like what you are saying, do you think i should shut you up? in the name of you just did. - Original Message - From: Saurav Pathak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Chan Mahanta

Re: [Assam] attack on naidu

2003-10-01 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Why? I thought people adored Naidu. - Original Message - From: deepjyoti kakati [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 12:45 PM Subject: [Assam] attack on naidu http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/031001/481/del80110011250

Re: [Assam] Happy Puja

2003-09-28 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Thank you and a happy 'Durga Puja' to you and everybody else too. Like every year, Durgabari in Houston (in Sugarland now, actually) is also celebrating Durga Puja on Oct 3, 4 and 5. http://www.durgabari.org/index.php I like this time of the year - the beginning of the festivals of most religions

[Assam] from the NYT

2003-09-28 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Just saw Yashwant Sinha's interview on CNN. It was a good interview and Sinha portrayed himself and India with great dignity and has held her ground. He seems really smart and articulate. Are Foreign ministers in India are selected from the IAS/IFS cadre or are they just elected

Re: [Assam] Joint Conventions-Sans Unification?

2003-09-24 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
m etc are all arranged in a non orgizational manner so that the whole community can participate freely. The abovemay be said to be a general guideline with some local variations for the so called "joint conventions". Hope I am not confusing you. Rajen Barua From: "Alpana Saranga

Re: [Assam] Joint Conventions-Sans Unification?

2003-09-23 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Barua: Havewe? Are you in the community? Since it involves both of us as a family, I am taking the liberty toresponse to this too. Yes,we are in the community,NOT in AANA/ASA. Is there something going on without our knowledge? Do you know something "new" that we don't? IF you didn't

Re: [Assam] All Quiet on the Assam Net Front

2003-09-21 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Tilok: 1: The COURT shall consist of one person who shall have at least one PhD degree Why do you need a PhD to be an Assame Net judge or whatever? PhD in what, in politics? mind you, not Pol. Sci)? ..and a big heart to help the needy in Assam - the ones affected by the flood, or a

Re: [Assam] Shame - a crying shame!

2003-09-20 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
It was a letter sent by US mail sent to many of us in the US, I guess. I don't think anybody is going to put that letter on www.assam.org. I am trying to get a flavour of SPIN and HYPE :-) It might be disappointing to some, but in this particular case there was no spin or hype, it was the plain

Re: [Assam] Re: The Case for a NE Identity

2003-09-20 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Dilip da: Before Ramgopal replies to you, I only havea fewthings to straighten out: We got the invitation to the meeting(that was scheduled inAustin and thenin your residence on Sunday)and RSVP'ed that we won't be able to make it due to schdule conflict. Thenat the last moment, we had to

[Assam] hobo diyok

2003-09-18 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
hobo diok! 'Hobo diyok' is a polite way of saying something like 'I will see what I can do' in Assamese, or the one like 'Take care' (of what?) - which we got so used to saying. ___ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Assam] neindianews.com

2003-09-18 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
http://neindianews.com/Assam/assam.htm From the Assam Tribune: News portalGUWAHATI, Sept 18: Internationally acclaimed photo journalist Raghu Rai today launched a news portal, neindianews.Com with special emphasis on the North-East here today. Speaking on the occasion Rai hoped that the

Re: [Assam] is christian faber a hindu?-closet Hindu

2003-09-16 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
then you can see through them. What = religion is perfect anyway? - Original Message -=20 From: umesh sharma=20 To: Alpana Sarangapani ; AssamNet=20 Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 8:35 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] is christian faber a hindu?-closet Hindu Now someone in the west

[Assam] To our techie friends again

2003-09-15 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
How do you open port 80 or 4 in your computer, if you don't have Norton but McAfee(firewalls?)? Thank you.

[Assam] Assam Tea

2003-09-14 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Netters were talking about Assam tea a few days ago. Today we picked up a box of tea-bags with the name Assam Tea. Though it said it was from India (Mamri blend), unfortunately it produced 'xereka saah' with no flavor, no smell - and no nothing. :-) I can understand Saurav's disappointment

Re: [Assam] AirIndia has good fare to India

2003-09-14 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Yes, I remember reading that too, and that will be from October, I think. Satyen-da, you might want to enquire about that - sometimes these travel agents keep half the stories to themselves. Of course there is always the possibility that they will arrange something with Indian Airlines by then.

Re: [Assam] [BBC] Focus on Assam

2003-09-13 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Hazarika [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 'Alpana Sarangapani' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] [BBC] Focus on Assam Gagon Hazarika said on AssamNet: + The press release was copied to Assam Net as well but intercepted

Re: [Assam] is christian faber a hindu?-closet Hindu

2003-09-13 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_00F3_01C3798D.DFF39CA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable matter of law -what religion u mention in ur voter I-Card -rather than = what u believe in --I believe there

Re: [Assam] [BBC] Focus on Assam

2003-09-12 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Yes Barua. It is easier now since you put the URL on one line. Ramgopal had sent this same site in the morning (of course in two lines :)), you must have missed it. BTW, I just wanted to mention that he did not mean to upstage (in case it gives you that feeling) your instrumental efforts in

[Assam] New Assamese Music CD

2003-09-12 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Hello Everyone: Mrinal Choudhury (youngest brother of noted Assaemese singer Anima Choudhury),a good friend of ours, and his wife Rumy-Anjanahave come out with a musicCD named "Dur-Durani" with some beautiful songs composed by Mrinal, JP Das, Asim Hazarika, Anil Kalita, Keshab Dutta, and

Re: [Assam] Unification Poll

2003-09-10 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Did you all forget that you can vote by going to this page: http://assam.org/article.php?thold=0mode=flatorder=0sid=225 BTW, Babul (Gogoi) set this up, not me, I am just reminding it - since you all are talking about the same topic. It requires name, address etc. to vote in order to get genuine

[Assam] Re: BBC E-mail: Indian nurses' American dream

2003-09-08 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Good thought, Krishanu. Something constructive than some of these useless emails that we seen lately. I am taking the liberty to send it to Assam Net also. Thank you. - Original Message - From: Kaushik, Krishanu (.) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED];

[Assam] Re: Assamese nature

2003-09-07 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
nd meaning of the interesting Assamese phrase 'eibar xenor ejat',I will explain later. Thanks Rajen Barua From: "Alpana Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Rajen Barua" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: A

Re: [Assam] Uniting Assamese organizations in the US, efforts of 1991, Back to the Future now!

2003-09-06 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Hi C'da: metaphorical water :-). I am sure you know that, just like Probal, Alpana and others who were irritated by his comments. I thought turning into an interested (from being indifferent in the past) Assamese or simply being an Assamese, should be the only qualification to suggest on this

Re: [Assam] Uniting Assamese organizations in the US, efforts of 1991, Back to the Future now!

2003-09-05 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
so let the wood be on the rain forever and get more wet? - Original Message - From: Rajen Barua To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 12:42 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Uniting Assamese organizations in the US, efforts of 1991,

[Assam] Fw: Fund raising for assam floods.

2003-09-05 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
) ; Jagdeesan, Mani ; = Bisht, Manoj ; Kotikalapudi, Ramesh ; Mitra Kalita (E-mail) ; Nitin Sood = (E-mail 2) ; Jigar Parikh (E-mail) ; Uday Mudoi (E-mail) ; Chan Mahanta = (E-mail) ; Assam DC Metro (E-mail) ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Alpana = Sarangapani (E-mail) ; Anita Pullani (E-mail) ; Kiran A (E-mail

[Assam] from the AT

2003-09-03 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
what? even bank (branches)had to close down? http://www.assamtribune.com/ -- Ultras threats, extortion notes force SBI to close branchesFrom Our CorrespondentTURA, Sept 3 Financial transactions of the State Bank of India (SBI) Bajengdoba branch in East Garo Hills have

[Assam] Wishes of people in Kashmir and their limits

2003-09-03 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
http://www.assamtribune.com/sep0403/edit1.html

Re: [Assam] Who knows Dr. Sparks or about him ?

2003-09-02 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Dr. Sparks has written a number of articles onrivers, flood and theecosystems in the "Bioscience" journal, one is titled "Naturalization of the flood regime in regulated rivers" (Bioscienc, Sept., 1998, vol 48:9). His articles put a lot of emphasis on the ecosystem,and the article also

[Assam] from the AT

2003-09-02 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
can still hope. not one, but two success stories..and I have heardquite a few of these stories in the last year or so..thank God and the good people there. http://www.assamtribune.com/sep0203/letter1.html - Guwahati, Tuesday, September 2, 2003 LETTERS Laudable

Re: [Assam] GMC++

2003-09-02 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
chennai has outsourced some areas to Onyx, a singapore based concern http://www.blonnet.com/life/2002/01/14/stories/2002011400120200.htm Deepjyoti: You sent this to us, and somebody in my home opened it and is glowing with a big fat smile - ear to ear. And guess who! :) But I gave him good too

[Assam] Assam Police ties up with IIT, Guwahati

2003-09-02 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
More good things in the city.. Guwahati, Wednesday, September 3, 2003 Assam Police ties up with IIT, GuwahatiBy A Staff ReporterGUWAHATI, Sept 2 The Assam Police has entered into a tie-up with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, for transfer of appropriate technology to

[Assam] Assamese NRIs aid for cyclone-hit

2003-09-02 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
http://www.assamtribune.com/sep0303/state.html

[Assam] Pre-paid auto service from last week of September

2003-09-02 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
http://www.assamtribune.com/sep0303/city1.html Good step again.. Also, what about drinking and driving, and drinking on the streets- are they banned yet? I have heard stories that even some 'pulis-thana's OCs - ifone calls them for help at night, might sometimesshow up drunk at one's

[Assam] From the Sentinel

2003-08-31 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Woman dies of drowning in drain as rains lash city http://www.sentinelassam.com/sentinel_en/story2.htm

Re: [Assam] AANA and AFNA

2003-08-26 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
from AANA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alnane/message/2480)breaking out itself is a partition as somemay not join AFNA now. they could have started a new organization!Attached:From: "Alpana Sarangapani" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun Aug 24, 2003 11:23pm Subject: Re: [

Re: [Assam] AANA and AFNA

2003-08-25 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
community. No one has ever been barred from becoming a member and not a single member has ever been ousted. You IMO, no one is doubting that AANA is going to bar anyone from becoming a member. The complaints are for having MANY associations - and isNOT in reference toAANAnot lettingpeople

Re: [Assam] Re: Assamese Associations

2003-08-24 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
C'da: Lets start this now: How did Ramgopal get in it here (in Assam Net)? I thought he was a barking dog from outside the Assam Net. Since he is not an Assam Net subscriber (MEMBER), we should take the cue from those at the helm and ignore whatever he says, don't you think so? :) Regards, --A.

Re: [Assam] from the AT

2003-08-23 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
to use force to stop something they don't like. Isn't it the same story as alwaysin the north east? Let the Naga men become attractive to their women through honest decent hard work and the practice will definitely stop. Am I missing something that I see such a clear solution to this pro

[Assam] from the AT

2003-08-22 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Non-Nagas marrying Naga girls to face action, warns NSFFrom Our CorrespondentDimapur, Aug 22 In its new role of guardian of Naga society, the apex body of the Naga students, the Naga Students Federation has warned non-Nagas residing in the state not to buy immovable properties and even

[Assam] A letter from the AT

2003-08-19 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Absurd demandSir, Being tolerant as we are, we can allow our tolerance to be tested even by madness so long there is a method in such madness. Indians from all over the nation are spread in almost every part of the globe. How I wish if leaders like Isak Chisi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah

Re: [Assam] Decision making in organizations

2003-08-18 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
In any organization you join, make sure the decisions are made publicly with public votes---by raising hands or secret ballot. Make sure there is no backdoor decision making. Transparency The problem is: if you are a minority in a community, then your vote EVEN in a democracy does not matter.

Re: Re: [Assam] Decision making in organizations

2003-08-18 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
So! first off, the people need to learn not to go with what is right, oops! I meant people need to learn to go with what is right, instead. - Original Message - From: Alpana Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 11:01 PM Subject: Re

Re: [Assam] News from New Jersey - Bidisha Sinha , daughter of Bidip and Minoti Sinha

2003-08-17 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Congratulations to Bidisha. And I agree with Hazarika. - Original Message - From: shantikam hazarika To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 10:50 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] News from New Jersey - Bidisha Sinha

[Assam] UN rights panel rebukes Pak, says keep off Kashmir

2003-08-16 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=133650

Re: [Assam] Harmony and Peace in Gujarat

2003-08-15 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
As it is now (I am pretty sure it is still there), this harmony was always there in Assam. I might have mentioned this years ago here, but I wanted to mention this incident that my father told us: I am not sure if it was during the hindu-muslim conflict or the Assamese-Bengali. My

Re: [Assam] From Sentinel - AANA silver jubilee

2003-08-14 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
I totally agree with both of you, Ganesh and Prakash. At first I thought Ganesh was pointing out to a typo or something and kept looking if they were saying Assam 2003 instead of Assam 2004. Like a tube light. I understood everything only after Prakash's letter. After so much talk of all

Re: [Assam] girls from assam cheap in haryana

2003-08-14 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
O' Chandan-da Chandan-da: Kun dilli-wallai baru apunar paani-khuwa pukhurit bih dhaliboloi xaah korilsil, je` aapuni hoke`-bihoke` Dilli-r bodnaam gaai tot napai? :) with all due respect, isn't that called 'leketiai thaka'? :) If the Haryanis (or whatever you call the people from Haryana) turn

[Assam] guwahati airport

2003-08-14 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Did you read the headline on today's Pratidin? only that was left. thank God nothing happened andeverybody is safe.. http://www.pratidinassam.com/

[Assam] ban Hindi or guns?

2003-08-14 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
From the Assam Tribune: www.assamtribune.com Letters to the Editor:Sir, Nine militant organisations of the north-eastern region have called for complete ban on screening of Hindi movies in the whole of North East with effect from November 15, 2003.Hindi has been accepted as the national

[Assam] Let's end bloodshed

2003-08-14 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
PM's peace message to Pak: Let's end bloodshed http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=123507

[Assam] GU library

2003-08-14 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Resumed my 'duty' :) of forwarding the news items to you all - in case you missed it. My computer is cured - thanks so much, especially to Prakash, Rajneesh, Ankur, Tazma and Saurav. I followed everything :). And sorry to disappoint you, C'da. PCs still rule, except forincases of graphic

[Assam] (no subject)

2003-08-14 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
How do you readyesterday's Pratidin? Ithought theyhad an archivewww.pratidinassam.com, but can't find it now. any help, please? Thank you.

[Assam] The gentle genius

2003-08-14 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
From the Sentinel: http://www.sentinelassam.com/sentinel_en/story2.htm The gentle genius is no more TRIBUTE By D. N. BezboruahDr Bhabendranath Saikia is no more. He died early on Wednesday morning after twenty days in the ICU of the GNRC at

[Assam] May God bless my people

2003-08-14 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
If you haven't yet, read what Dr. Kalam has saidby clickingthe site below:Light the minds of the religious leaders of my country to evolve a bridge among religions with compassion and love. Imbibe the thought Nation is bigger than the individual or party in the minds of the leaders. May

[Assam] contact information

2003-08-11 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Anybodyhas any kind ofcontact info for Rupam Bora? I think he is studying in Ohio. Any help will be appreciated.

Re: [Assam] ASSAMESE COMMUNITY IN THE US IS EFFECTED BY CHEAP ORGANIZATIONS..

2003-08-10 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
The people in the US are still people, so amongst other things, they occasionally do argue and have conflicts, just like people everywhere else - only the cause/venue is different. But individually, each person is good, works very hard, honest and has integrity. It is good to know that

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